A puppy was saved by City officials after it was stuck in a drain.
The City’s Fire and Rescue Service received an early morning call of the hondjie stuck in a sewer line in Ruyterwacht on Sunday, says Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.
The first team to respond found that the little guy was stuck in a pipe behind the house.
The family had heard the puppy’s desperate cries from their toilet, and quickly called for help when they realised a member of their neighbour’s litter was missing.
Smith says: “Help was going to take time and, by then, shifts had changed.
“The fire crews from Epping 3 and Goodwood 3 platoon took it upon themselves to rescue the puppy as they did not know how long he’d been stuck there,” said Smith.
The puppy was extricated from the sewerage line at 11.15am and handed over to the SPCA to ensure he was in good health.
On Wednesday, both crews returned to the property and Goodwood Fire Station Commander Durandt Geldenhuys bought the materials needed to fix the line they’d damaged when they took the puppy out.
Smith continues: “Our firefighters are once again commended for their dedication to not only going above and beyond the call of duty, but to saving lives.
“On occasion, those lives are the furry, four-legged variety, and this is a testament to their commitment.”
The puppy was given a clean bill of health and although he is yet unnamed, he could soon sport the moniker of one or more of his rescuers.